Time to power up your camping trip.
Our Top Picks:
Bluetti AC200P
Bluetti 50S
Bluetti EB3A
Togo Power Advance
Anker Powerhouse 757
Ecoflow Delta Mini
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If you’re looking to run equipment or charge your gear in the wild, a portable power station can do the job. Here are the best ones to fit your needs.
We reveal our favorites, then talk about what to look for when you’re shopping. We tested models from many major brands, including Bluetti, Togo, Anker, Jackery, GoSun and Energizer.
See the written list:
0:00 – Intro
0:46 – Our Top Picks
1:51 – More About Portable Power Stations
3:51 – Best Small Pick
6:02 – More on Bluetti
7:02 – More on Anker & Ecoflow
8:26 – How We Test Power Stations
10:00 – Outro
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Konrad Benz
June 22, 2022 at 4:04 pm
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Darien Long’s GRSE! Metro Mall
June 22, 2022 at 4:23 pm
No on loves Goal Zero. Blutti seems the way to go.
besweeeet2
June 22, 2022 at 5:28 pm
Couldn’t you just buy a car battery, hook an inverter onto it, and have similar capacities for a lot less money?
David McCarthy
June 22, 2022 at 10:30 pm
Depends on the need. About 600Wh for a typical 12v car battery. Plus the cost of a quality inverter. These have some extra connections, more convenient, less bulk than a DIY, and are designed for it. Frequent use and camping I would rather have one of these, of whichever capacity was needed.
rob379
June 22, 2022 at 5:29 pm
I’ll take the Bugatti one please.
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Crazyreviewer123
June 25, 2022 at 3:07 am
FAKE
Neil Fraser
June 22, 2022 at 6:22 pm
ecoflow anything smashes everything you reccomend.
Matthew Howell
June 22, 2022 at 6:24 pm
I see you got the memo, I’m wearing the same shirt.
smky143
June 22, 2022 at 6:36 pm
Watching this is like watching my grandma teach my grandpa how to use his iphone.
Cactus Bob
June 22, 2022 at 6:37 pm
the Anker 757 HAS A FATAL FLAW! when using for a backup if the outage is long enough and the battery is drained and the unit shuts down it will not restart on it’s own when power is restored. you must be there to press a button to restart. BIG PROBLEM if you use this in a place your not, like a weekend cabin. i hate mine! Amazon will not take it back now it’s just an expensive toy i cannot trust my food to it.
asakuras01
June 23, 2022 at 12:21 pm
Living in Mexico and owning one of this will be such a win.
Cactus Bob
June 23, 2022 at 1:46 pm
@asakuras01 Why ? you like overpriced,broken things in Mexico?
Bill2011
June 24, 2022 at 9:59 pm
so what will be better the anker or bluetti?
Cactus Bob
June 24, 2022 at 10:18 pm
@Bill2011 : i have no way of comparing. i have not tested the bluetti. the point of my post is to warn of a problem with the Anker to anyone who might be thinking of buying one.
Bill2011
June 24, 2022 at 10:22 pm
@Cactus Bob oh ok I was going to buy that anker in a few months and buying the small new bluetti EBA today
asakuras01
June 24, 2022 at 10:29 pm
@Cactus Bob In México everything is overpriced and broken.
The Crusader
June 22, 2022 at 7:16 pm
I’m ready for the home portable nuclear reactor generator power station!!
Joe
June 22, 2022 at 8:06 pm
Love the new style of videos. Feels true to the spirit of CNET
ifeanyi nwachukuw
June 22, 2022 at 10:12 pm
Living in Nigeria and owning one of this will be such a win. By the way I like him his funny 😂
Kendrix ologidi
June 23, 2022 at 1:02 pm
I dey tell you guy…. Nigeria and darkness na 5&6…if you get one these, problem don solve😂
ifeanyi nwachukuw
June 23, 2022 at 3:38 pm
@Kendrix ologidi my brother we don die for this country, them dey use am for camping for there side we go dey use am as privilege for Nigeria. Abeg I hope say you get PVC 😂
Kendrix ologidi
June 23, 2022 at 3:51 pm
@ifeanyi nwachukuw na better privilege o….if I get one of this, I don turn boss for my area…I go open charging business make money die😂😂I don get my PVC o…. those old idiots must comot from power by fire by force 😂😂
Sh!tehawk
June 22, 2022 at 10:49 pm
My Kia EV6 is a 77kwh power station…
ngoalpo
June 22, 2022 at 11:25 pm
Not sure why goal zero wasn’t discussed when theyve been in the market for ages.
Dan Patrick
June 23, 2022 at 1:11 am
Don’t try too hard
ALMX5DP
June 23, 2022 at 1:54 am
I always thought it was pronounced Blu-Etti.
P troit
June 24, 2022 at 4:26 am
It is lol.
Nick
June 23, 2022 at 1:54 am
My problem with any of these is if you’re not using them, store them, and have a emergency down the road where you need power… 1. Will they still hsve a charge? 2. How long is their overall life span? Better last for some of the prices they’re charging… I’d hope…
jnotna
June 23, 2022 at 2:25 am
Why was Goal Zero overlooked? One of the first and most available brands on the market. It doesn’t appear to have been included in the testing at all.
Huy Tran
June 24, 2022 at 4:13 am
old tech that is overpriced. they don’t have a LiFePO4 option. they still sell lead acid
jnotna
June 24, 2022 at 8:15 am
@Huy Tran Ahh, got it. Thank you.
Felix Five
June 23, 2022 at 5:44 am
Shout out to the eco flow rivers out there…
Wayno Guerrini
June 23, 2022 at 8:53 am
So what’s the difference between a ups and a power station? Google was less than helpful. Ups systems are way way cheaper.
P troit
June 24, 2022 at 4:30 am
From my limited research on this some time ago, I think power station refers to all of these systems being battery powered stations. Whereas some may have a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) feature. AFAIK, the Bluetti’s listed here don’t have UPS. They have a much more expensive model that does, but it isn’t shown here.
Jason Broom
June 23, 2022 at 9:39 am
You lost a lot of credibility with “Blue-Tee”. It’s pronounced “Blue Etti”. Otherwise a decent review of just a small handful of the options out there.
The chemistry you were trying to reference is “Lithium IRON Phosphate” battery, as opposed to the older lithium-NMC, or nickel, manganese cobalt oxide chemistry.
Did you research this at all? If anyone would like actual reviews of these power stations, with correct data AND pronunciations, consider DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse or Hobotech. Both know what they’re talking about and have been in this space for years, not the 2.3 hours CNET seems to have put into making this video.
Steve S
June 23, 2022 at 12:18 pm
I went with the bluetti 70S, a little more than the 50s but has more capacity and a 800 watt inverter with 1400 surge.
Starliquid
June 23, 2022 at 12:49 pm
The ecoflow does charge really fast I must say.
aj
June 23, 2022 at 1:06 pm
It’s pronounced blue etti, like eddy but with t’s
Mark Kurtz
June 23, 2022 at 2:58 pm
I would say that Bluetti power stations should not be on this list. They charge slow and breakdown easily.
Send Noods
June 23, 2022 at 3:03 pm
The best thing about the Wave is that I can use my Delta Max to charge it even when I am off grid and use it.
Jeremiah Biggs
June 24, 2022 at 12:11 am
Aint this the guy from Mothers Basement?
rgbii
June 24, 2022 at 8:20 pm
Oops – a 1100Wh unit will run a 110w device about 8 hours, not 10. All of these lose about 20% due to the inverter. Some are better than others, and it can also depend on the type of device(s) you are running, but unless you’ve tested it yourself or seen it tested, assume about 20%. Take the Wh * 0.8 to get roughly what the usable Wh are. In this case, 1100 * 0.8 = 880.
Rashad Glover
June 24, 2022 at 11:39 pm
I grabbed the EB3A for testing. I’ll just it as ups and a emergency cell charger.
Armenian
June 25, 2022 at 10:12 pm
If you would have done a long term test on the bluetti’s you would see that they are unreliable trash.
Civil Repair
June 27, 2022 at 1:32 pm
Did you mean Bluetti pronounced bloo-wetty? In the streets that’s what we call it.
Sanity016
June 29, 2022 at 2:34 am
The ecoflow delta pro system just seems like the best of the best of the best. everything about it seems amazing except the price. you could have over 10kWh of battery backup plus their smart gasoline generator plus it can hook up to solar panels. the whole system could cost you well over 10 grand but it’s so cool and I want it.